Spatial distribution of heavy metals in soil with distance from Tazama pipeline through the Mikumi National Park, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMrimi, Doreen Jeremiah
dc.contributor.authorNyahongo, Julius William
dc.contributor.authorVedeld, Pål Olav
dc.contributor.authorMassawe, Boniface Hussein
dc.contributor.authorJjunju, Charlotte Nakakaawa
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-24T13:20:25Z
dc.date.available2020-11-24T13:20:25Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionFull text article. Also available at https://academicjournals.org/journal/JSSEM/article-full-text-pdf/DB2687161574en_US
dc.description.abstractA total concentration of six studied heavy metals Arsenic (As), Lead (Pb), Chromium(Cr), Mercury (Hg) Cadmium (Cd) and Copper (Cu) were measured in soil across distances from TAZAMA pipeline in transects which have incidences of oil spillage and those which have no history of oil spillage. All studied heavy metals were detected in the study area. As, Pb and Cr were detected in both transects, that is, with oils spills and those with no history of oil spillage to a distance of 0-35 m from the edge of the pipeline, with higher mean concentration in transects with oil spillage compared to those with none. From 50-200 m away from the pipeline these four metals were detected in transects with oil spillage only. Hg and Cd were detected in transects with history of oil spillage only. Cu was detected in all transects and at all ranges of distance. Concentration of studied heavy metals decreased with increased distance from the edge of the pipeline in both transects to all directions. The decrease was statistically significant in transects with oil spillage and insignificant with transects of no history of oil spillage.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMrimi, D. J., Nyahongo, J. W., Vedeld, P. O., Massawe, B. H., & Jjunju, C. N. (2019). Spatial distribution of heavy metals in soil with distance from Tazama pipeline through the Mikumi National Park, Tanzania. Journal of Soil Science and Environmental Management, 10(5):75-81en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.5897/JSSEM2019.0761
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2553
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAcademic Journalsen_US
dc.subjectSoil contaminationen_US
dc.subjectPollutionen_US
dc.subjectOil spill effectsen_US
dc.subjectMikumi National Park ecosystemen_US
dc.subjectEndangered speciesen_US
dc.subjectHeavy metalsen_US
dc.subjectTAZAMA pipelineen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectNational Park ecosystemen_US
dc.subjectMikumi National Parken_US
dc.subjectMikumien_US
dc.titleSpatial distribution of heavy metals in soil with distance from Tazama pipeline through the Mikumi National Park, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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